These days, everyone is excited about the promise of PC virtualization, but with so many different flavors out there, it’s hard to know where to start. The idea of reducing a fully functional ...

Windows 7 is already a big hit for Microsoft, according to market-share tracker Net Applications, which shows it rising past all the extant versions of Linux and Windows except Vista and XP and into ...

Microsoft has delayed the release of Virtual PC 7.0 until October at the earliest, citing a rolling Windows XP SP2 time-line that is now directly affecting the product launch. In an e-mail to ...

It’s easy to set up a virtual machine on your PC, creating a machine within a machine, using free desktop virtualization software from VMware. Here’s a look at the advantages, plus instructions.

Extra processing power also lets users multitask more effectively. For example, one core could be used for surfing the Web, while the second core is handling an anti-virus scan. (Processor affinity ...

Microsoft's Xbox team has been assigned to the development of Virtual PC's native graphics card support, sources tell AppleInsider. Feeling pressure from both Apple and G5 customers, Microsoft this ...

IBM on Thursday said it is working with partners Virtual Bridges and Canonical to develop a Ubuntu Linux-based virtual PC solution. The PC virtualization solution includes Virtual Bridges' Virtual ...

Virtual PC 2007 Sucks. It's slow. It lacks any competitive features. It's nothing but a warmed-over Virtual PC 2004 with a few bug fixes. But that's OK. Microsoft wanted it this way. In fact, Virtual ...